1st part of Outdoor Archery Championships successfully staged
Archery Guyana has fired off its 2018 Outdoor Archery Championships as it recently concluded the first round of competition. The championships, which is being sponsored by Infotrans Guyana Inc, was held on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at the Carifesta Sports Club Ground where 15 archers competed in the ranking rounds of Men, Women and Junior Women classes.
The participants in the 2018 Outdoor Archery Championships
The official competition started after the opening ceremony which was graced with remarks from President Mohamed Khan and reminders for the day from Head Coach Nicholas Hing. The action started at 12:00 noon after the official equipment checks, practice rounds and sighting-in for competitors were completed. Competitors were classed as: Individual Women, Individual Junior Women and Individual Men all shooting a 300 ranking round (a 300 round is 30 arrows shot with a possibility of scoring all 10s).
Excitement was in the air and the competition was intense as everyone braved the blistering heat trying to gain top scores in their respective classes whilst battling with the wind. The ladies and junior women started off the Individual categories followed by the Men’s individual and the Mixed teams (Round 1).
Left and right handed female archers take to the shooting line simultaneously
After the Individual rounds were completed, athletes were paired for the mixed team ranking rounds, whereby the highest scoring male paired with lowest scoring female and vice-versa. Seven mixed team contested for the top four spots, as the excitement grew.
The first four mixed teams will now advance to the semi-finals and finals which are scheduled to be held on Sunday, November 16 at the Carifesta Sports Club Ground, Carifesta Avenue from 11:00h.
Additionally, Archery Guyana would like to extend gratitude to the Honourable Minister, Dr George Norton, National Sports Commission and the Department of Culture, Youth and Sport for their kind permission for the use of the Carifesta Ground. Special thanks also to the management of Infotrans Guyana Inc, the official sponsors for this inaugural Outdoor Championship.
Official list of Results:
RANKING ROUND RESULTS – INDIVIDUAL
WOMEN’S INDIVIDUAL
1st – Narda Mohamed 160 points
2nd – Shereeda Yusuf 81 points
3rd – Samira Duncan 64 points
4th – Vidushi Persaud-McKinnon 47 points
